Public · Fremont, California

Ohlone College

Ohlone College is a public institution in Fremont, California. as a public institution, published Scorecard outcomes are the federal Title-IV cohort view of former students — not every graduate and not a guarantee for any one enrollee.

$11,130
Avg net price / yr
$54,278
10-yr median earnings
53.3%
150%-time completion

The verdict

Ohlone College posts top-quartile former-student earnings.

According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.

Top 23%
former-student earnings, US
53.3%
150%-time completion
+19%
earnings, 6→10 yrs
City: Midsize Carnegie: Associate's
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Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.

How to read this Ohlone College profile

Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class ("Associate's Colleges: High Career & Technical-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional"), and locale, not an editorial shortlist.

Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.

Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.

College Value Score

B-
College Value Score
66/100
Ohlone College

A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.

Earnings B+
$54,278
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price B
$11,130
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate D
53.3%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt N/A
N/A
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment N/A
N/A
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention N/A
N/A
First-year students returning for year two
Ohlone College vs. the national benchmark
EarningsNet PriceCompletionDebtRepaymentRetention

Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.

10-yr median earnings

$54,278

Federal aid recipients only

Avg net price

$11,130

After grants and scholarships

150%-time completion

53.3%

Full-time, first-time cohort

150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 53.3%

Less-than-four-year-institution cohort

College ROI Quadrant - Ohlone College vs peers

Ohlone College positioned by earnings vs cost Two-by-two quadrant chart: x-axis median earnings 10 years after enrollment, y-axis average net price after financial aid. Each dot is a college, colored by completion within 150% of normal time (garnet ≥65%, amber 45-64%, red <45%). Net price increases upward, earnings increase rightward, so: bottom-right = best value (low cost, high earnings); top-right = premium (high cost, high earnings); bottom-left = community college tier (low cost, modest earnings); top-left = cost challenge (high cost, low earnings). Currently plotting 8 colleges. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard joined to Carnegie Classification. Ohlone College positioned by earnings vs cost Carnegie Classification: Associate's Associate's COST CHALLENGE PREMIUM COMMUNITY BEST VALUE $28K $84K Median Earnings 10 Years After Enrollment ($) $5K $26K Avg Net Price ($) Ohlone College (you are here): $54K earn · $11K net · 53% grad You are here - Ohlone College San Jose City College: $46K earn · $17K net · 33% grad San Jose City Coll… Cuyamaca College: $32K earn · $7K net · 37% grad Cuyamaca College Cuesta College: $46K earn · $12K net · 46% grad Cuesta College West Los Angeles College: $39K earn · $10K net · 24% grad West Los Angeles C… Las Positas College: $51K earn · $5K net · 51% grad Las Positas College Los Medanos College: $42K earn · $7K net · 40% grad Unitek College: $80K earn · $25K net · 71% grad Grad rate (4yr) ≥65% 45-64% <45%
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard + Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education

Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.

How Ohlone College ranks nationally

Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.

Ohlone College: former-student earnings vs. every US college

10-year median earnings, College Scorecard

$54,278 Top 23% higher than 77% of 5,103 US colleges

$0–$20,000: 169 US colleges (3%). Below this entry. $20,000–$40,000: 2,245 US colleges (44%). Below this entry. $40,000–$60,000: 1,897 US colleges (37%). This entry sits in this band. $60,000–$80,000: 606 US colleges (12%). Above this entry. $80,000–$100,000: 134 US colleges (3%). Above this entry. $100,000–$120,000: 39 US colleges (1%). Above this entry. $120,000–$140,000: 11 US colleges (0%). Above this entry. $140,000–$160,000: 2 US colleges (0%). Above this entry. This college $0 $160,000 every US college, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals

Metric Ohlone College National rank Percentile
10-yr median earnings $54,278 #1157 of 5103 77th
Average net price $11,130 #1335 of 5020 73rd (lower is better)
150%-time completion 53.3% #2729 of 4858 44th
Undergraduate enrollment 7,099 #532 of 5462 90th

National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.

Quick Facts

7,099
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
53.3%
150%-time completion
$54,278
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention

How Ohlone College ranks in California

State rank among 493 reporting California colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.

Metric Ohlone College State rank Percentile
10-yr median earnings $54,278 #138 of 493 72nd
Average net price $11,130 #120 of 495 76th (lower is better)
150%-time completion 53.3% #308 of 483 36th
Undergraduate enrollment 7,099 #110 of 553 80th

Highest former-student earnings in California

#School10-yr earningsNet price
1Samuel Merritt University$143,238-
2Harvey Mudd College$138,687$35,924
3California Institute of Technology$128,566$16,075
4Stanford University$124,080$13,807
5Los Angeles County College of Nursing and Allied Health$115,318-
6Gnomon$114,785$51,949
7Santa Clara University$109,183$50,062
8Jesuit School of Theology of Santa Clara University$109,183-
9Touro University California$104,805-
10Claremont McKenna College$104,736$28,849
11West Coast University-Anaheim-Orange County$102,672$32,879
12West Coast University-Ontario$102,672$49,590
138Ohlone CollegeThis school$54,278$11,130

Costs & Financial Aid

Net price by family income at Ohlone College

Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket

net price / yr

What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Ohlone College - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.

Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard As of Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals

Tuition & Net Price

In-State Tuition $1,202
Out-of-State Tuition $8,714
Average Net Price $11,130
13.0%
Pell Grant Rate
0.5%
Federal Loan Rate

Net price at Ohlone College swings rather than trends

Across 11 reported years between 2013 and 2023, the average net price here has ranged from $8,387 to $14,130 without settling into a rise or a fall. Comparing only the first and last years would read as +40.9%, but the years in between do not follow that line, so the honest summary is the range rather than a trend. Budget against the upper end, not the average.

Lowest year
$8,387
Highest year
$14,130
Most recent (2023)
$14,130
Average net price, 2013–2023

11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.

2013: $10,0292014: $9,9482015: $9,5642016: $9,8882017: $9,8642018: $8,9772019: $8,7762020: $8,4832021: $8,3872022: $10,5382023: $14,130
2013 · $10,0292023 · $14,130

Over the same years, enrollment went -24.2% (9,184 → 6,958 students).

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2013–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.

Student Demographics

Race & ethnicity

Student body at a glance

57.4%
Female
48.0%
First Generation

Outcomes

$45,622
Median Earnings (6yr)
56.4%
Earning Over $25K

Outcomes & debt snapshot

Measure Cohort / horizon Value
Completion within 150% of normal time First-time, full-time 53.3%
Median earnings 6 years after entry $45,622
Median earnings 10 years after entry $54,278
Share earning over $25,000 Working, not enrolled 56.4%

Programs & Earnings

Program Credential Completers Median Earnings Median Debt
Social Sciences, General Associate's 548 $58,928 -
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Associate's 51 - -

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the admissions statistics for Ohlone College?
Ohlone College is a public institution in Fremont, California. Undergraduate enrollment is 7,099 students.
How much do Ohlone College former students earn?
Federally aided former students at Ohlone College who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $54,278 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $45,622.
How much does Ohlone College cost?
The average net price at Ohlone College is $11,130. In-state tuition is $1,202 and out-of-state tuition is $8,714.
What is the graduation rate at Ohlone College?
Ohlone College has a 53.3% completion rate within 150% of normal program time at a less-than-four-year institution.

Sources & methodology

Public-college profiles lean on IPEDS enrollment and Scorecard Title-IV outcomes. State appropriations are outside this page; the figures below are the federal cohort measures only.

Every number is read live from the Mar–Jul 2026 Scorecard/IPEDS retrievals. Public institutions often enroll large Title-IV cohorts, so medians can be stable — still cohort averages, never a personal forecast. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Where to go next from Ohlone College

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Every figure on PlainCollege is rendered directly from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard data, no number is typed in by an editor. Public-institution profiles compile Scorecard Title-IV earnings, IPEDS enrollment/admissions, and Treasury linkage fields — no editor-typed figures. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error on this page. Review the public data changelog. Data current as of Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals.